Earmark - Extra Corporeal Membrane Oxygenation at Tripler

Agency:		Department of Defense--Military
Bureau:		Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation
Account:		Research, development, test, and evaluation, Army (21-2040)
Certifying Official:		Deputy Comptroller Program/Budget
Contact Information:		http://WWW.DOD.GOV 703-697-5131

Extra Corporeal Membrane Oxygenation at Tripler

1 recipient will receive $5,749,000. This is a first-time earmark.

Year Enacted: 2005

Description: To establish the Pacific Pediatric Advanced Care Initiative a broadly collaborative group including the University of Hawaii (UH), Tripler Army Medical Center (TAMC), the University Of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) and the Kapiolani Women`s and Children`s Medical Center (KWCMC). Specific Aim 1 is to establish a new extracorporeal life support (ECLS) program to provide the highest standards for patient care. The program will further execute outcomes research to confirm that the Center outcomes can equal national Extracorporeal Life Support Organization (ELSO) benchmarks. Specific Aim 2 is to create a basic science research program to complement the clinical ECLS program. The program will provide valuable research capability to support the graduate medical education requirements of the TAMC and the Department of Defense.

Beneficiary/Recipient	Amount ($K)	Program	Type	Address
University of Hawaii	$5,749		Public Educational Institution	Honolulu, HI